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About Karavaram Village

Karavaram is one of the larger villages in Chirayinkeezhu tehsil, in the district of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,898, made up of 7,275 males and 8,623 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,185 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1333 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 695605, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karavaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karavaram village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Thiruvananthapuram
Tehsil Chirayinkeezhu
Pincode 695605
Area (hectares) 1333 hectares
Population 15,898
Male Population 7,275
Female Population 8,623
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,185
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karavaram compares

By the 2011 count Karavaram is the 16th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 20,786 residents. Its 1333 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1185.

Getting to Karavaram

Karavaram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karavaram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karavaram from other places

Karavaram lies about 33 km from Thiruvananthapuram, and the nearest railway station is Akathumuri, about 8.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Karavaram
Nearest town Attingal 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Akathumuri 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Chirayinkeezhu 11 km
District headquarters Thiruvananthapuram 33 km

Villages closest to Karavaram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chirayinkeezhu tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Karavaram

As per the Census of India 2011, Karavaram village had a population of 15,898. That makes it the 16th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 20,786 residents.

Karavaram village has 7,275 males and 8,623 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karavaram has about 1185 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1185.

The pincode recorded for Karavaram is 695605. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karavaram covers 1333 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karavaram falls under Chirayinkeezhu tehsil of Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Karavaram is Akathumuri, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Karavaram.

Karavaram is about 33 km from Thiruvananthapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karavaram is in Chirayinkeezhu tehsil of Thiruvananthapuram district. Attingal is about 6.2 km away. Akathumuri is about 8.4 km away. Chirayinkeezhu is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manamboor (2.4 km), Vellalloor (3.0 km) and Alamcode (3.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Karavaram today is likely to be higher.

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